Ha! ha! ha! well hast thou done, To lay down thy Pack, And lighten thy Back, The World was a Fool, e'er since it begun, And since neither Janus, nor Chronos, nor I, Can hinder the Crimes, Or mend the Bad Times, 'Tis better to Laugh than to Cry. The life of John Buncle, esq; [by T. Amory]. - Sida 115efter Thomas Amory - 1766Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| John Dryden - 1717 - 520 sidor
...Back. The World was a Fool, e'er face it begun, And Moi•. tfooj And fince neither Janus, nor Chrtmts, nor I, Can hinder the Crimes, Or mend the bad Times, Tis better to laugh than to cry. Ch.of tll ?. 'Tis better ttlititgb tkm to cry. Jantu. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old Time begin... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 528 sidor
...thy back, ' - -The world was a fool, e'er fince It begun, And fince neither Janus norChronos,norI, Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho.xjf all three. 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Janus. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old Time... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 488 sidor
...lighten thy back, The world was a fool, e'er fince it begun, And fince neither Janus norChronos,norI, / Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three. 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Janus. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old Time... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1766 - 542 sidor
...lighten thy back. The world was a fool e'er fince it begun ; And fince neither Janus, nor Chronos, hor I, Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, Tis...laugh than to cry. Tis better to laugh than to cry. Old time begin the (how ! That he may fee, in every fcene, What changes in this age have been ; Then... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 386 sidor
...thy pack, And lighten thy back, The world was a fool, e'er fince it begun, And fince neither Janus nor Chronos, nor I, Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three. '7 is better to laugh than t'9 cry. i This Mafque, with the fong of a fchoIar and... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 388 sidor
...thy pack, And lighten thy back, The world was a fool, e'er fince it begun, And fi nee neither Janus nor Chronos, nor I, Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three. 'I is better to laugh than it cry, I This Mafque, with the fong of a fcholar and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 326 sidor
...thy pack, And lighten thy back, The world was a fool, e'er fince it begun, And fince neither Janus, nor Chronos, nor I, Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three. 'Tis hetter to laugh than to cry. JANUS. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old Time... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 sidor
...thy back, The world was a fool, e'er fmce it begun, And fmee neither Janus, nor Chronos, nor I, Cr:n hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three. "Tit better ta lauib than to cry. JANUS. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old Time... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 312 sidor
...thy pack, And lighten thy back, The world was a fool, e'er .fince it begun, And fince neither Janus, nor Chronos, nor I, Can .hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three. 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. JANUS. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old Time... | |
| 1793 - 806 sidor
...lighten thy hack, The world was a foci, e'er fince it begun, And fince neither JaDU»,norChronos,rjorI, Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three, "fit tetter to laugl lían tu cry. JANVS. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old... | |
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